Professor John Walton was featured in the August 2013 edition of the Waubonsee Community College "Small Business Connections" newsletter for his patented invention of a universal jack stand. Walton received assistance from NIU Law alumni Greg ('96) and Mike Chinlund ('09) in securing trademarks and patents for the jack stand. He also consulted the Small Business Development Center at Waubonsee Community College in the initial stages of his project. Professor Walton's jack stand is now available all over the world, and was featured on an episode of the webseries "Jay Leno's Garage."